AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES
Faculty/College examinations: fitness for purpose
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
R Brown
College of Emergency Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, LondonW2 1NY, UK; Ruth.Brown@St-Marys.nhs.uk
Accepted 7 June 2005
Abbreviations: FCEM, Faculty of the College of Emergency Medicine; MCEM, Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine; OSCE, Objective Structure Clinical Examination; SAQ, short-answer question; SpR, specialist registrar
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This article refers to the examinations formerly known as Membership of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine and Fellowship of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine. After the change in name of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine to College of Emergency Medicine, these examinations are now named Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine (MCEM) and Faculty of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM), respectively.
Part of the role of the National Health Service is in training the next generation of staff. This training facilitates young and inexperienced doctors in gaining knowledge and developing specific skills while delivering care under the supervision of senior doctors. Such in-service training at a higher training level gives the doctor specialty-specific skills, which he or she will in turn pass on to junior doctors. Thus, the specialty perpetuates its own expertise and identity. Training has to occur while continuing to
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